Balkan Discovery from Budapest to Bucharest (WBO) - Illumination River Cruise

See the best of Eastern Europe on this exhilarating Balkan adventure. Your cruise vacation begins with two overnights in the lively Hungarian capital of Budapest. Board your ship and head south, enjoying guided sightseeing in each city, including inside visits of Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade, the eclectic rock formations of Belogradchik, Patriarch's Church in Veliko Tarnovo, Arbanassi's Ethnographical Museum and Church of the Nativity, and the National Art Museum in Bucharest. Other highlights: an organ concert in Pecs, passing through the dramatic Iron Gates gorge, and visits to the Lepinski Vir archaeological site and Vidin's medieval fortress. Your journey ends with an overnight in Bucharest, Romania's vibrant capital and the "Paris of the East."

Highlights & Sightseeing

Budapest:
Guided sightseeing, see Fishermen's Bastion; welcome reception

Pecs:
Guided sightseeing; organ concert

Belgrade:
Onboard lecture; guided sightseeing, visit Kalemegdan Fortress

Iron Gates:
Visit Lepinski Vir archaeological site; cruise through the dramatic Iron Gates gorge

Vidin:
Visit the fortress

Belogradchik:
See the rock formations

Veliko Tarnovo:
Guided sightseeing, visit the Patriarch's Church

Arbanassi:
Guided visit of the Ethnographical Museum and the Church of the Nativity

Rousse:
Guided sightseeing if not participating in Veliko Tarnovo/Arbanassi excursion

Bucharest:
Guided sightseeing, see the Parliament Building and visit the National Art Museum